Chapter 1566: 178 Undead Creature_4
Ah Dai’s heart tightened, and with a sudden sweep of his hands, the Sword of Life Transformation slashed out, a crescent-shaped silver battle aura streaking like lightning. The dozens of Skeletons charging at the forefront were instantly cut in half. A massive tornado swept out in three directions. Under the amplification of the Staff of Wind God, Olivia wielded this level six Wind Magic, Trifecta Twister, with great ease. Instantly, numerous Skeletons were picked up by the whirlwind and tossed into the air. Those white Skeletons were extremely fragile and had no ability to resist within the whirlwind, instantly being torn into fragments of white bone. A large sea of flames followed the whirlwind, the fire borrowing the wind’s momentum to quickly spread around everyone in a circle of several hundred meters. In the scorching flames, the white Skeletons turned to ashes, and even the gray Skeletons could only retreat quickly. It felt as if these Skeletons were a bit smarter than the bone birds in the sky, at least not attacking recklessly without regard for consequences.
At this moment, dozens of blue and black Skeletons swooped down from the sky. Sheng Xie let out a long chant, and a gray light sparkling with golden specks shot skyward to meet the descending Skeletons. In its corrosive Dragon Breath, seven or eight Skeletons immediately turned to ashes, but most of the Skeletons maneuvered to dodge in mid-air.
The bone birds in the sky gradually recovered from the chaos. Whether they were afraid or not, they actually flew back in the direction they came from, not coordinating with the Skeletons on the ground to attack the group.
Kino’s sea of flames sustained for a full quarter of an hour before gradually disappearing. Under the group’s combined attacks, more than a thousand Skeletons had vanished. The Skeletons corroded by Sheng Xie’s Dragon Breath and burned by the flames did not recover, seemingly completely disappearing. Yan Shi spoke softly to Ah Dai, "Brother, we can’t go on like this. Look, the Skeletons are still crawling out of the cracks in the ground. We’ll run out of strength sooner or later. Let’s charge inside; if it doesn’t work, we can at least find the cave Audi the Elf Envoy mentioned to take cover for a while."
Ah Dai nodded, letting out a long whistle to call everyone onto Sheng Xie’s back, slashing several strands of battle aura to disperse the airborne Skeletons and leading the group deeper into the Death Mountain Range. Olivia and Kino continuously supported Sheng Xie with magic, finally driving back the approaching Skeletons completely. Sheng Xie flapped its huge dragon wings and soared into the sky. Below, the white Skeletons jumped up one after another, attacking Sheng Xie with their bone weapons. But how could their attacks penetrate Sheng Xie’s thick scale armor? They barely caused any harm, and Sheng Xie soared higher, smashing through many ordinary Skeleton Soldiers with its massive body in the process. Only the blue and black Skeletons could still attack the group, but they were few in number, and with Ah Dai escorting Sheng Xie, they were ineffective. Under the influence of Solid State Energy’s Life Transformation, one flying Skeleton after another fell. Though they had the ability to resurrect, it always took some time to fly again. Sheng Xie reached its maximum speed, creating strong winds with its massive wings as it flew swiftly southward.
Xuan Yue initially planned to use a larger Holy Light Magic to deal with the Skeletons below, but seeing everyone already breaking through the Skeleton Soldiers’ encirclement, she decided to conserve her strength and abandoned the idea. Just as everyone relaxed, three sharp screeches sounded, and three earthy yellow lights flashed toward Sheng Xie at lightning speed, so fast that even Ah Dai was startled. He quickly flew to Sheng Xie’s back and swept out the Sword of Life Transformation, slashing toward the three charging Skeletons. These three earthy yellow Skeletons were the Skeleton Kings. Although their bodies weren’t particularly large, their attack power was far stronger than that of ordinary Skeletons. Facing Ah Dai’s attack, they didn’t take it head-on but instead quickly halted their advance and flew in three different directions, dodging Ah Dai’s attack.
A Silver Arrow shot through the air, aiming at one Skeleton King’s landing point with a flash of silver light. It was Yue Ji in action. From the battle’s beginning until now, she hadn’t been able to contribute and was long holding back a bellyful of anger. Seeing the Skeleton King attacking, she immediately launched an attack with her years of practiced archery. The Silver Arrow hit the Skeleton King accurately, but something frustrating happened to Yue Ji. After all, a Skeleton King is still a Skeleton. Although the silver long arrow hit its body, it passed through the gap in its chest bones, causing no harm.
The three Skeleton Kings seemed enraged, and the Bone Knives in their hands turned into three streaks of light, suddenly slashing toward Ah Dai. Though the Skeleton Kings were strong, how could they compare to Ah Dai, who had already reached the Sword Saint Realm? When the Bone Knives struck Ah Dai’s Defense Shield, they were shattered into pieces. Taking this opportunity, Ah Dai released a large amount of silver battle aura threads, instantly binding the three Skeleton Kings tightly. Ah Dai was overjoyed and was about to channel his battle aura to crush the three Skeleton Kings completely when an unexpected change occurred. The three Skeleton Kings’ bodies suddenly scattered into small pieces, falling down. To Ah Dai’s surprise, the falling bones reassembled into their previous forms mid-air and charged again.
A red Fire Dragon appeared from behind Ah Dai, using its massive body to block the Skeleton Kings’ attack. Charging into the Fire Dragon’s body, even the powerful Skeleton Kings couldn’t help but panic under the scorching energy. Amidst a series of harsh screeches, their bodies were burned red. To save themselves, they could no longer attack, and the three Skeleton Kings quickly descended, falling downward.
Ah Dai turned his head to look at Kino on Sheng Xie’s back, who gestured triumphantly at him. Ah Dai gave him a thumbs-up.
After just dealing with the Skeletons’ attack, Ah Dai dared not be careless, quickly flying to Sheng Xie’s side, charging forward with it. In the short time they’d been battling the Skeleton Kings, they had already flown over three mountain peaks. The Skeletons on the ground were significantly fewer, clearly unable to keep up with their speed.
Yue Ji pursed her lips and said, "These Undead Creatures aren’t much, are they? We’ve almost penetrated twenty kilometers inside now. Why not just push straight to the center of the Death Mountain Range in one go?"
Ah Dai replied gravely, "Don’t be careless. If the Death Mountain Range were really that simple, it wouldn’t be known as the most dangerous place on the continent." As he spoke, they crossed over a mountain peak seven to eight hundred meters high. As soon as they passed the peak, they were startled by the scene before them. Below was no longer the barren ground or any presence of Skeleton Soldiers, but a drifting mass of green fog. The fog looked extremely strange, dense yet not dispersing, obstructing their view and preventing them from seeing what lay beneath.
Xuan Yue frowned slightly and said, "Everyone, be careful; this might be poisonous." As she spoke, she hurriedly cast a Light of Purification as Support Magic on the group. The swirling green fog seemed to sense their presence and slowly floated upward, soon touching the white protective layer of the Light of Purification. A sizzling noise sounded as the Light of Purification came into contact with the green gas, and the outer Defense Barrier slowly shrank. Xuan Yue was shocked and exclaimed, "Such a strong corrosive toxic fog!"
Ah Dai repeatedly pushed several palms outward from the Barrier. Under the surging energy of the Battle Aura Transformation, the toxic fog dispersed at once, but it soon drifted back. In an instant, they were completely enveloped by the toxic fog from all directions, making it difficult to discern directions. Yan Shi asked anxiously, "What should we do now? Which way should we go, forward or retreat?"
Ah Dai gritted his teeth and said to Xuan Yue, "You guys hold on here. I’ll go down and take a look. Maybe the source of this toxic fog is within the valley."
Yan Shi grabbed Ah Dai and said, "No, the fog is so thick. Even if your battle aura can handle it, once you leave us, it might be difficult to find your way back."
Ah Dai patted Yan Shi on the shoulder and said, "Don’t worry, big brother. With the mental connection between my Dragon’s Blood and Yue Yue’s Phoenix’s Blood, I can find you no matter how far away you are. Stay in the air, and I’ll be right back." With that, ignoring everyone’s attempts to stop him, he channeled the True Qi contained in his Golden Body to its limit, transforming into a ball of silver light and suddenly descended.
"Ah Dai, be careful. If it’s too much, come back quickly," Xuan Yue shouted anxiously from behind him.
